US6851837B2 - Stackable led modules - Google Patents
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- US6851837B2 US6851837B2 US10/309,966 US30996602A US6851837B2 US 6851837 B2 US6851837 B2 US 6851837B2 US 30996602 A US30996602 A US 30996602A US 6851837 B2 US6851837 B2 US 6851837B2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21V21/34—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element
- F21V21/35—Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
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- H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
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US10/309,966 US6851837B2 (en) | 2002-12-04 | 2002-12-04 | Stackable led modules |
EP03022854A EP1426674A3 (en) | 2002-12-04 | 2003-10-08 | Stackable led modules |
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US10/309,966 US6851837B2 (en) | 2002-12-04 | 2002-12-04 | Stackable led modules |
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US3638009A (en) * | 1970-02-24 | 1972-01-25 | Ackerman Engravers Inc | Miniature lighting device |
US3755661A (en) * | 1970-12-24 | 1973-08-28 | Telecommunications Elect | Luminous switching key- or push-button |
US3831130A (en) * | 1973-02-22 | 1974-08-20 | Nokia Oy Ab | Coupling element for an electric current supply conduit |
US4308572A (en) * | 1977-06-20 | 1981-12-29 | Sidney Davidson | Articles having light-emitting elements energizable in sequences to provide desired visual displays |
US4260963A (en) * | 1979-10-18 | 1981-04-07 | Rockwell International Corporation | 4:1 Balun |
US4855882A (en) | 1988-03-29 | 1989-08-08 | Lightgraphix Limited | Lighting apparatus |
US5045981A (en) | 1990-02-09 | 1991-09-03 | Tivoli Industries, Inc. | Lighting system with easily replaceable bulbs and retrofitting cover |
JPH0512912A (en) * | 1991-06-28 | 1993-01-22 | Toto Ltd | Lighting fixture with heat sink |
US5490048A (en) | 1992-11-02 | 1996-02-06 | Valeo Vision | Modular element for motor vehicle indicator lights |
US5323271A (en) * | 1992-11-24 | 1994-06-21 | Equestrian Co., Ltd. | Water- and air-cooled reflection mirror |
US5381309A (en) * | 1993-09-30 | 1995-01-10 | Honeywell Inc. | Backlit display with enhanced viewing properties |
US5559681A (en) | 1994-05-13 | 1996-09-24 | Cnc Automation, Inc. | Flexible, self-adhesive, modular lighting system |
US5672000A (en) | 1994-09-14 | 1997-09-30 | Lin; Tayeh | Decorative lamp strip |
US5567037A (en) | 1995-05-03 | 1996-10-22 | Ferber Technologies, L.L.C. | LED for interfacing and connecting to conductive substrates |
US5829865A (en) | 1996-07-03 | 1998-11-03 | Ahroni; Joseph M. | Miniature push-in type light unit |
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US6135615A (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-10-24 | Lee; Cheng-Ping | Lamp suspension track assembly |
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